Campbell v. Barber

RENFRO, Justice.

This is an appeal from á judgment" in favor of D. J. Barber, appellee, against Francis K. Campbell, appellant, for damages for an alleged breach of contract to purchase a certain mineral interest.

As of July 3, 1949, an oil well was being drilled within two hundred yards of ap-pellee’s farm. On that date, which was a Sunday, appellant offered appellee $500 an acre for a mineral interest in appellee’s land, but appellee refused to do business on Sunday. On the next day, Monday, July-4, 1949, however, the parties executed an instrument reading as follows:

“Mr. D. J. Barber .…